48,545
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 62%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
460 · 3.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£237,878
Median property price
2,827
Postcodes
Overview of West Lancashire
Coordinates53.5846, -2.8371
Postcodes
2,827
Population (Census)
117,476
Households (Census)
48,545
Recorded crime · May '26
460 · 3.9 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Lancashire
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.53 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.53 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in West Lancashire
Property sales · West Lancashire
HM Land Registry · West Lancashire
Average price
£270,988
YoY: +0.1%
Median price: £237,367
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 39 sales · avg £240,879
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£296k£268k£239k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Police Recorded Crime in West Lancashire
Crime trends · West Lancashire
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
220178135
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
188
YoY -13%
ASB
19712144
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
76
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
27176
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY +62%
Burglary
36216
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -48%
Criminal damage
533924
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
40
YoY +14%
Demographics in West Lancashire
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.8%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian61.5%
No religion31.5%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4916.6%
65–7411.7%
25–3410.5%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.3%
Households
Other14.7%
Any member 66+14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
All members 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
+ 7 other households · 35.1%
Wards in West Lancashire
Aughton & Holborn
IMD 9.59201 postcodes
Rural North East
IMD 9.06252 postcodes
Tarleton Village
IMD 8.74183 postcodes
Ormskirk East
IMD 8.20197 postcodes
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
IMD 7.32238 postcodes
Burscough Town
IMD 6.99151 postcodes
Up Holland
IMD 6.97189 postcodes
North Meols & Hesketh Bank
IMD 6.57169 postcodes
Rural South
IMD 6.33208 postcodes
Skelmersdale North
IMD 6.26126 postcodes
Rural West
IMD 5.76243 postcodes
Ormskirk West
IMD 5.63217 postcodes
Old Skelmersdale
IMD 3.40164 postcodes
Skelmersdale South
IMD 1.98158 postcodes
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
IMD 1.52131 postcodes
Schools in West Lancashire
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Lancashire · L39 5AS
Outstanding
3.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Cobbs Brow School
Lancashire · WN8 6SU
Outstanding
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Crawford Village Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 9QP
Outstanding
5.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 6SA
Outstanding
4.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · L39 8RR
Outstanding
4.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Lancashire · WN8 8EH
Outstanding
2.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Newburgh Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · WN8 7XB
Outstanding
2.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
Lancashire · WN8 7HD
Outstanding
2.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy
Lancashire · WN8 7HS
Outstanding
3.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · L40 6HL
Outstanding
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.